WHO WE SERVE
We provide nonprofit legal services with respect to the following:
- Public charity rules and regulations
- Private foundation rules and regulations
- Governance
- Commercial and entrepreneurial activities
- Risk management
- Fundraising counsel
- Nonprofit organizational relationships
- Charter Schools
- International philanthropy
- Annual reporting
- Social enterprise
- Contract drafting and review
- Compensation
- Presentations and trainings for boards and staff
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CLIENT TESTIMONIAL
FEATURED BLOG POSTS
- What Happens When Your Board Dips Below the Minimum Number of Directors?
Nonprofits live and die by their boards. A strong, engaged board of directors is not just good practice—it’s a legal requirement. State law requires every nonprofit corporation to have a board of directors, and most bylaws set a minimum number of directors. But what happens if your board drops below that minimum? Whether due to
- Who Hires and Fires a Nonprofit CEO?
One of the most common questions new board members ask is: “Who exactly is in charge of the CEO?” The answer surprises many people. Unlike a business, a nonprofit doesn’t have owners who can make that call. By law, no one “owns” a nonprofit. Instead, the board of directors holds the ultimate authority, and that includes the
- Executive Orders, § 501(p), and Nonprofits
Buried in the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 is a provision most nonprofits have never heard of: Internal Revenue Code § 501(p). It doesn’t deal with private inurement, lobbying limits, or excess benefit transactions. Instead, it gives the IRS a blunt enforcement tool: if another federal authority designates a nonprofit as supporting terrorism, the IRS